The 2021 census data revealed that of Northern Ireland’s some 1.9 million inhabitants, 45.7% identify as Catholic or as having a Catholic background, compared to 43.5% who identify as Protestant or another Christian denomination.
While some—the comedian in question included—might want to brush it off as a humorous episode, how it reflects the current state of free speech in the UK is decidedly not funny.
Regarding the imposition of tariffs or other retaliatory measures toward the UK, Šefčovič also said that “if this draft bill becomes the law, then I cannot exclude anything.”
Johnson and his ministers have been tight-lipped on the details the protocol legislation will propose, saying only that the changes are minor and within the bounds of international law.
Dissatisfaction with the protocol has been growing among Unionists and in parts of the UK outside of Northern Ireland. Now the polemics of the protocol have conflated with Northern Irish politics.
For Northern Irish Christians, this move by lawmakers is a source of consternation. As they face a ban on their prayer vigils outside abortion clinics, the message is clear: it is they who are being targeted.
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